# artic

> Use this tool when you need to access artwork information, artist data, or collection details from the Art Institute of Chicago. It solves problems related to researching art, retrieving collection metadata, and exploring artwork datasets. The tool takes query inputs and returns relevant data outputs, such as artwork descriptions, artist biographies, and collection catalogs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-artic  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-artic

## Description

Art Institute of Chicago MCP — wraps the ARTIC public API (free, no auth)

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.85
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.pipeworx-io%2Fartic)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-artic>

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/artic/mcp`

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "io-github-pipeworx-io-artic"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-artic` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-artic/pull`

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